William Stewart Montgomery "Bud" Wilson (August 20, 1909 – November 15, 1964) was a Canadian figure skater. Competing in singles, he became the 1932 Olympic bronze medallist, the 1932 World silver medallist, a six-time North American champion, and a nine-time Canadian national champion.[2]
| Montgomery Wilson | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born | August 20, 1909 Toronto, Canada |
| Died | November 15, 1964 (aged 55) Lincoln, Massachusetts, U.S.[1] |
| Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in)[1] |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Skating club | Toronto Skating Club[1] |
| Retired | 1939 |
Medal record | |
Personal life edit
Wilson was born in Toronto in 1909. During World War II, he was a Major in the army artillery, earning the Bronze Star. He died in 1964 at the age of 55 from throat cancer.
Career edit
Wilson first entered the Canadian Championships in 1924 at the age of 13 and placed second. He would win nine senior national titles between 1929 and 1939. In 1932, he won the silver medal at the World Figure Skating Championships and the bronze medal at the Winter Olympics in singles.[1]
Wilson also competed in pair skating with his sister Constance Wilson-Samuel. Together, they won numerous Canadian and North American championships.
Wilson turned professional in 1939 and began his teaching career in St. Paul, Minnesota, where he stayed until interrupted by World War II. Following his army service, he joined the Skating Club of Boston as the club's senior professional and director of its annual carnival, The Ice Chips. He coached the following skaters:
- Dudley Richards, U.S. pair skating champion, World and Olympic competitor
- Bradley Lord, U.S. men's singles champion and World competitor
- Gregory Kelley, U.S. men's singles silver medallist and World competitor
- Tina Noyes, U.S. national medallist, Olympic and World competitor[3]
Wilson was inducted into the World Figure Skating Museum and Hall of Fame (1976), Skate Canada Hall of Fame (1990), Professional Skaters Association Coaches Hall of Fame (2003), and Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame (2007).[1][4][5]
Results edit
Men's singles edit
| International | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 |
| Winter Olympics | 13th | 3rd | 4th | |||||||||||||
| World Champ. | 7th | 4th | 2nd | 5th | ||||||||||||
| North American Champ. | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | |||||||||
| National | ||||||||||||||||
| Canadian Champ. | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | ||||
Pairs with Wilson-Samuel edit
| International | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 |
| Winter Olympics | 5th | ||||||||
| World Championships | 4th | 6th | |||||||
| North American Championships | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | ||||
| National | |||||||||
| Canadian Championships | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 3rd | |
Fours edit
(with Dorothy Caley, Hazel Caley, and Ralph McCreath)
| International | |
|---|---|
| Event | 1939 |
| North American Championships | 1st |
(with Constance Wilson-Samuel, Elizabeth Fisher, and Hubert Sprott)
| International | |
|---|---|
| Event | 1933 |
| North American Championships | 2nd |
References edit
- ^ a b c d e Bud Wilson. sports-reference.com
- ^ "Montgomery Wilson". Olympedia. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- ^ "PSA Coaches Hall Of Fame". Archived from the original on March 8, 2013. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
- ^ Posthumous honour for Canada’s first Olympic medallist in figure skating Montgomery “Bud” Wilson. Skate Canada (March 6, 2007)
- ^ "Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame". olympic.ca. Retrieved August 24, 2017.